Printing machine



Nov. 28, 1933. B. FAssMANN PRINTING MACHINE Filed Jan. 24, 1931 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 28,1933

.UNITE-D STATES:

Application January 24, 1931, sria1-N0.\519,ss5,

` land in' Germany May 31, 1930 Y.

l Claims (Crier-65) Lvk This inventionr relatesv to printing machinesand more particularly to printing machines through Which variableprinting devices are sequentially passed from A which printing impresc-Ysions are made. Y

It is often desirable that an additional yprinting impression be `madeadjacent the printing impression made from the variable printing deviceas, for example, when it is desiredto yimprint a date or the like, andthe salient,v object of my invention is lto provide a novel .printingmachine in Which such an additional printing' impression may be made.

Another object of the invention is to provide a frame that may bemounted adjacent the usual printing position inthe machine and in whichframe the printing device for. the auxiliary printing impression may bearranged.

Further objects of the invention are to provide an ink ribbon for theauxiliary printing device and to provide a `Winding device for this inkrib- -bon that may be mounted on the frame providing the mounting forthe auxiliary printing device.

In the selected embodiment of the invention illustrated in theaccompanyingdr'awings Eig. 1 is a longitudinal fragmentary sectionalview of a printing machine embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a .fragmentary plan vievvv of chine illustrated in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 31is a perspective detail View 'of the auxiliary printing devicereceiving member.

the ma- In the accompanying drawings ywherein aselected embodiment of myAnovelprinting arrangement is illustrated, 4 indicates the frame ofjth'emachine and on a bracket 5 on the frame a motor 6 is supported. Anendless belt 7 is directed around thedriving pulley 8 of the motor and.V around the driving pulley 9 xed on thefdrive link 20 is pivotallyconnectedat 21. Anarm 22 is xed tothe rockerlfand the link 20ishpvotally connectedtheretoat 23. The variableprinting devices `are`introduced into a magazine M arrangedin one end of the machine abovetheprinting device ,guideway 24 in rwhich the reciprocating printingfdevicefeed bar- 2,5 isslidably mounted 'on which pawls 26 are provided which'successively vengage therea'r edges'ol the-printingdevices D vduringreciprocationkof` thefbar 2 5 A to feed the printing devices `along thevguideway 24v in a step by step manner into printingposi- (imY non abovethe anx/i1 27.: Afrtheprmnpe Qd?- vices D haye beenpositioned above theanvil 27 they are directed 'over the guide 28'past thepacler 29 into thegalley 30 Whereinthe' devices are' collected and stored inthe samesequence asthat if in ,whichI they were arranged,Whenintroduced d intothe magazine M The platen arml is iixedv on the platenarni shaft 16 andadjustably mounted thereon is theusual platen P. When power 'issuppliedfrom the motor 6to rotate thevpulley 9, the-,disc ,11`iszrotated and av reciprocatory movement is imparted -throughthe link13tothe rocker 15, and this movement is transmittedthroilgh the arm 22and link 20 tothe arm A210i the bell-` crank pivotally ymounted at 1.8andthrough the arm 22 of jthe belldcrank. to the linkv33 pivotallyconnected to thefree'end of the arm `32 and the bar 25 Ato impartthef'reciprocatory movement to said bar. The movement imparted to therocker` -15 alsorocks the platen armBl to move the platen 80 P towardandV away from the printing device D positioned on` the anvil 271whereby impressions are made from s uch printing devicethroug'h theusual ink ribbon R. The printing machine thus far'describedis `oftheusualonstruction and is 85 merely illustrativefor myfinvention maybeused" in connection with `printing machines constructed other than intheiabovejdescribed manner. My improved devicejfembodies airame v34 hav:inga portionthereof mounted on the bed of .'99

the printing, machine .forwardlyof the anvi1.27;

This frame 'includesljan inclined upper surface on vvlfiichv aprinting-devicereceiving member 36 (Fig. 3) is mountedA inialignment ywith.' the .printing device guided/ay 2,4. Ihreeedges of theprint- 9.5,ing device receiving memberlarefolded over the v body Ythereof 4asindicated at 3 7; MAnjauxiliary printing Adev iceA may be vslid into themember 36 past the, edgenot having a fold'thereon to 4be retainedthereinbygthe foidediedges v 37. fgrhe 19: inclinationof t the upperface of the frame34 is suchthat the face .ofzthe auxiliary printingde-.viceAflies-in a plane-tangent'to acircle to Ywhich theplane of the`face of the printing device D on the anvil -27 is also tangent.`l-Thefor-wa'rdly disposed-corners of the frame-*34 arevbevr'elled asindicated fatA 39,-.preferably on an angle of 4' substantially4forty-live degrees. An aui'iiliary ribbon39l i's passed overtheauxiliary printing *de- I110 table and having storing means for said inkribbon mounted thereon, a ratchet on said shaft, means carried by saidarms and supporting a pawl, actuating means for, said pawl and connectedto said operating means, means urging said pawl into engagement Withsaid ratchet, and manually operable means associated with said shatforreversing the direction of Winding of the ribbon on the storing meanstherefor.

4. Ina printing machine, a frame, means sequentially moving variableprinting devices through the machine, a platen, means supporting saidplaten, means carried by said frame and op-V erating said printingdevice moving means and said platen, an auxiliary rame'including aninclined upper surface, an auxiliary printing device, means removablyretaining said auxiliary printing device on said inclined surface, anauxiliary platen adapted to cooperate with said auxiliary printingdevice, and means supporting said auxiliary platen from the platensupporting means,

with the printing face ofthe -auxiliary platen inclined similarly to theinclination of the upper surface of said auxiliary frame. Y

5. In a printing machine, a'main frame, ymeans sequentially movingvariable printing devices through the machine, a main platen, meanssupporting said main platen, means carried by said main frame andoperating said printingvdevice moving means and said platen, anauxiliary frame mounted on the frame `and including an inclined uppersurface, an auxiliary printing del vice, means removably retaining saidauxiliary printing device on said inclined surface, an auxiliary platenadapted to cooperate With said auxiliary printing device, meanssupporting said auxiliary platen from the main platen supporting meanswith :the printing face thereof inclined similarly to the inclination ofthe upper. surface of said frame, and means storing and moving ay ribbonover said auxiliary printing device carried by said auxiliary frame andoperable from the operating means. r

6. In a printing machine, a main frame, means sequentially movingvariable printing devices through the machine, a main platen, meanssupporting said main platen, means carried by said main frame andoperating" said printing device moving means and said platen, anauxiliary frame mounted on the frame and including an inclined uppersurface, an auxiliary printing device, means removably retaining saidauxiliary printing device on said inclined surface, an auxiliary platenadapted to cooperate with said auxiliary printing device, meanssupporting said auxiliary platen from the main platen supporting meanswith the printing face thereof inclined similarly tothe inclination ofthe uppersurface of said main frame, said auxiliary frame having taperedsurfaces thereon whereby a ribbon may be directed transversely acrosssaid auxiliary frame over said auxiliary printing device andsequentially moving printing 'devices parallel with the printing face ofa printing device at printingposition in said printing `deviceguidevvay, an auxiliary frame mounted over said printing deviceguidevvay and having the upper face thereof inclined toward the face ofa printing device at printing position in the printing device guideway,means retaining van auxiliary printing device Von said inclined face, anauxiliary platen carried by the supporting means for the iirst platenandhaving the printing face thereof inclined similarly to theinclinationof the upper face of said auxiliary frame, said auxiliaryplaten making an impression from the auxiliary printing device on saidinclined face of said auxiliary frame at the timev the first platenmakes 'an fim' pression from the printing device at Vprinting position.v Y `BRUNO FASSMANN.

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